Implementing a wiki to foster efl learning

IMPLEMENTING A WIKI TO FOSTER EFL LEARNING

Yohamer Ernesto Guevara Salazar

• To save time when planning.• To increase students´ exposure to the target

language.• To increase students´ motivation towards learning

English.• To reinforce what is done in class.

CONTEXT• No school buildings.• No Internet Access.• No CD players.• No bilingual or multimedia room.• Poor English language exposure.• Lack of ICT in the classroom.• Lack of resources to teach.• At home

www.yohamer.wikispaces.com Teacher´s name Yohamer Ernesto Guevara Salazar

Name of the tool www.yohamer.wikispaces.com

Company TES GlobalCompetence to develop

Communicative competence

Description of the resource

Wikispaces is an open classroom management platform where teachers and students can communicate and collaborate. It supports the diverse needs of the classroom, from project Based Learning, an event planning, to parent communication, and more. It was founded in 2005.

Audience Teachers, students and parents.

www.yohamer.wikispaces.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

SEVENTH GRADE PAGE

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A WIKI?

1. POST SLIDES www.slideshare.net

2. POST GAMES

3. POST ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. POST MAKE UP WORK

5. UPLOAD VIDEOS

6. POST MY OWN WORK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax7a2ZXjoCk

COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT WEBSITES

British Council Slideshare ISL collective

Youtube Knovio Real-english

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

1. EXPOSURE TO THE TARGET LANGUAGE

2. LEARNING STYLES

Visual and auditory style Kinesthetic style

3. CLOSING THE GAP

4. ENHANCE LEARNERS´ MOTIVATION

5. PROMOTES AUTONOMOUS LEARNING

6. EASY TO IMPLEMENT

Try out a wiki!